title: A case of conjunctival follicular lymphoma mimicking mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.
abstract: Ocular adnexal lymphoma may involve the eyelids, conjunctiva, orbital tissue, or lacrimal structures. The majority are non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma type. Follicular lymphomas represent a small percentage of ocular adnexa lymphomas, particularly in Japan. We report a 68-year-old female patient who presented with a salmon pink patch-like lesion of the left conjunctiva, suspected of being (MALT) lymphoma. However, histologic and immunohistologic examinations were consistent with follicular lymphoma. This case demonstrates the importance of considering such rare lymphomas when making a diagnosis of ocular adnexal lymphoid neoplasms. [J Clin Exp Hematop 53(1): 49-52, 2013].
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Lamia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abd Al-Kader
authors.forename: Yasuharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Katsuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: Koh-Ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sogabe
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwaki
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology